Originally Posted by Lacelady
If you plan to bury them (which is what I do) then invest in a packet of self threading needles, using these makes it so much easier. You can only use these needles if you use a thimble, but most people do, don't they?
I'm glad you said MOST and not ALL because I have not been successful in using a thimble. Dumb question, but why does one need a thimble in using a self-threading needle? I've never used that kind of needle.
My machine does a self knot. That makes it easy to do the SITDing.